Dáil debates

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Business of Dáil(1 speech) I am pleased to inform Members that as of 2 p.m. today, the proceedings of the House will be broadcast live on channel 801 on the UPC network, as part of a trial initiative for a period of six...

Fiscal Policy(6 speeches) Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain his logic for opting for a budget adjustment of €3.8 billion in 2012; if he intends to adjust the scale of the fiscal...

Banking Sector Regulation(8 speeches) Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the report from the Financial Regulator regarding the additional powers required to force banks to pass on ECB interest rate...

EU-IMF Programme(12 speeches) Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to his assertion in Dáil Éireann last Wednesday that he had concern about the collapse of the programme that is, the EU-IMF programme...

General Government Debt(8 speeches) Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the potential impact here of the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis, in particular, on Ireland's prospects to have a successful export-led...

Economic and Monetary Union(14 speeches) Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of recent events in Greece and Italy and the news that the French and German governments are actively considering a radical restructuring...

Other Questions(1 speech) The same arrangements shall apply to Other Questions.

Financial Services Regulation(8 speeches) Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the comments of the Financial Regulator last month and the refusal of certain banks to pass on the recent ECB interest rate reduction,...

Fiscal Policy(14 speeches) Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out his rationale for not accepting the recommendation of the Fiscal Advisory Council on the budgetary adjustment for 2012; and if he...

Social and Affordable Housing(8 speeches) Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 15 June 2011, the further progress that has been made by the National Assets Management Agency in...

Bank Guarantee Scheme(8 speeches) Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the amounts of emergency liquidity assistance including interest charged currently held by banks covered by the...

Mortgage Assistance(7 speeches) Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has to date made any decisions on the recommendations of the Keane Report or on any other measures designed to assist distressed mortgage...

Leaders' Questions(100 speeches) I welcome the fact that after eight months and five summits the Taoiseach will finally hold a bilateral summit tomorrow with a leader of a eurozone country. As we have been pressing him on since...

Visit of Scottish Delegation(1 speech) Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I wish on my own behalf and that of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a hundred thousand welcomes, to Mr. Dave Thompson,...

Departmental Reviews(18 speeches) Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he has initiated any significant formal reviews of policy areas under his Department. [31041/11]

Programmes for Government(65 speeches) Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the Cabinet office that was set up to oversee the delivery of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the...

Proposed Legislation(23 speeches) Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made on the legislation proposed on Cabinet confidentiality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32722/11]

Official Engagements(24 speeches) Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he has met the social partners recently; the items that were discussed; the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32725/11]

Job Creation(14 speeches) Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the meetings he has attended at Cabinet sub committee and or at official level on job creation. [32727/11]

Order of Business.(165 speeches) It is proposed to take No. 11, motion to rescind the Order of Referral of Access to the Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011[Seanad] to the Select Sub-committee on...

Suspension of Member(22 speeches) I move: "That Deputy Sean Fleming be suspended from the service of the Dáil."

Topical Issue Matters(1 speech) I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor -...

Sale of Booterstown Marsh(4 speeches) I raise the sale by NAMA of land known as the Ash Castle site on the border between Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Dublin City County Council. The site is adjacent to Booterstown...

Banking Sector Regulation(4 speeches) I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topical issue for discussion. We are all aware of public disquiet in recent weeks and days concerning the failure of banks to pass on a reduction...

Stroke Services(4 speeches) I doubt there is a family in Ireland that has not experienced the affliction of stroke. Strokes, as the Minister of State knows, can vary from relatively mild occurrences from which people can...

Message from Select Committee(1 speech) The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010 and has made amendments thereto.

Mental Health Services: Motion(24 speeches) I move: "That Dáil Éireann: noting: — that one in four Irish persons will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives; — that good mental health is an integral component...